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Best bets for Thursday, April 2

The Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder and third-place Los Angeles Lakers roll into their Thursday night matchup on winning streaks. The Thunder have won their past three, while the Pacific Division-leading Lakers have won four in a row. Both have won nine of their past 10. OKC comes in off a big 114-110 overtime victory against East leader Detroit on Monday, when reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points. Los Angeles continues to ride Luka Doncic, who scored 42 in a 127-113 victory against the Cavaliers on Tuesday. The Thunder are 9.5-point favorites at home, but L.A. is covering in 56% of the SportsLine Projection Model's simulations. The model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, gives a "B" grade to the Lakers on the money line bet (+300) as they win 34% of the time. Bet on Lakers-Thunder and more NBA at BetMGM here:

In NHL betting, the Eastern Conference is a free-for-all as the playoffs close in, and there are some major battles on tap Thursday. The Sabres, who have a two-point lead in the Atlantic Division, visit the Senators, while the second-place Lightning host the Penguins. The Sabres are 6-1-2 in their past nine games, winning their past two, while Ottawa has lost three in a row and sit two points out of the final wild-card spot in the East. The SportsLine model has a "B" grade on Buffalo to win, as it does so in 56% of its simulations as -101 money line favorites. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh +142 on the money line also gets a B grade, as the Pens win as road underdogs 51% of the time. Sign up for BetMGM and wager on NHL, MLB and more Thursday:

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